The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

An assessment of cancer addresses both the courageous battles against the disease and the misperceptions and hubris that have compromised modern understandings, providing coverage of such topics as ancient-world surgeries and the development of present-day treatments. Reprint. Best-selling winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Includes reading-group guide.

Author: Siddhartha Mukherjee

Publisher: Scribner

Publication Date: August 09, 2011

Number of Pages: 608 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1439170916

ISBN-13: 9781439170915